Daily Buzz: Quake (Softly) Rocks East Coast

If you live on the East Coast, you may have felt a brief rumbling and swaying around 1:51 EST. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake that originated in Virginia radiated outward, sending minor tremors as far as North Carolina and Ohio.

No injuries have been reported, though many office buildings were evacuated, as were the control towersat John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark International Airport.

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I've never experienced an earthquake before, but knew right away that this was it. Just like in the movies, the whole room swayed and groaned. But luckily, it was over before I even had time to get scared. I'd never last in California.

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